Improvement in cultivators



W. H. HOWELL.

Cultivator. No. 51,721- Patented Dec. 26, 1865.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. HOWELL, OF EWIEGSVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 51,721, dated December20', 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HOWELL, of Ewingsville, in the county ofMercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cultivators; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a top planview, and Fig. 2 is a 13, and their rear ends to the axle D, as shown inFig. 1. Two other bars, 0, are arranged. longitudinally, as shown inFig. 1, for the purpose of giving the frame greater strength andafiording supports for the other parts, hereinafter described.

E, Fig. 2, represents strong metal pendants, which are secured to theunder side of the bars A, by means of set-screws or nuts, in such amanner that they can be adjusted laterally, as may be desired. To thesependantsE the drag bars'or beams F are pivoted, as shown in Fig. 2, andto the rear end of these latter the plows are secured by a boltwhiehpasses through the standard G and the flange H at 0, Fig. 2. The flangeH, which consists of two pieces having the standard Gr inserted betweenthem, is pro vided with a series of holes, as shown, in rear of thestandard, into either of which a wooden pin may be inserted at pleasurefor bracing and setting the plows as desired.

. A seat, I,is secured upon the support J, directly in the rear of thetongue, as shown, and to the longitudinal bars 0 on each side of thetongue, and in front of the axle D, is located a lever or handle, a, thelower end of which is firmly secured to the elbow lever b, which latteris pivoted at a. From the rear end of Z) a link or rod, 0, extendsdownward, and is pivoted, as shown in Fig. 2, to the diagonal crossbar(I, which serves to connect the rear ends of the pair of drag-bars orplow-beams F. At the front end of the bars (3, on each side, is pivotedanother bar, f, the rear end of which passes loosely through a staple orloop, 71, secured to the side of handle a, the loop being shown inFig. 1. On the under side of the lever or bar f is a metallic projectionor catch, 6, so formed that as the lever a is thrown forward, as shownin red, the loop will pass over the book 0, which then engaging with thestaple It will hold the lever to in that position, and consequently keepthe plows raised from the ground until the lever a is released.

By making the frame in the manner shown I am enabled to use drag-bars ofuniform length, and at the same time throw one plow to the rear of itsfellow, as is necessary, especially when the style of plow here shown isused.

The pendants E may be made of anydesired length, and should be providedwith a plate having flanges on its upper face at the edges for securingit firmly to the bar A.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. The frameconsisting of the diagonal slotted bars A A, tongue B, and axle D,arranged as shown and described.

2. The elbow-lever I), connected to the plows by rod 0, or itsequivalent, in combination with the handle a and barf, provided with thehook 0, when arranged to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement of slotted bars A, pendants E,drag-bars F, and bar 0, as shown and described.

WM. H. HOWELL.

Witnesses MICHAEL MEJE. M. P. HENDRIGKSON.

